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Man accused of killing two men outside Nashville bar arrested

Police said Michael Mosley, 23, will be charged with two counts of criminal homicide and one count of attempted criminal homicide.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Authorities arrested Micael Mosley after raising the reward for capturing him to $42,500. He is accused of killing two young men outside of a Nashville Bar.

He was arrested in a vacant home in Ashland City. No information is currently available about whether anyone qualified to receive the reward money.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the state was offering a $10,000 reward to find Michael Mosley. Other reward money also was also offered.

TBI has added Mosley to its "Most Wanted" list.

Authorities said Mosley faces two counts of criminal homicide and one count of attempted criminal homicide.

He was wanted for his role in a fatal stabbing early Saturday outside The Dogwood Restaurant and Bar in Midtown.

Mosley is 5 foot 7 inches and 150 pounds. The TBI said he has brown hair and hazel eyes.

TBI released a new photo of Mosley on Tuesday night.

In addition to the $10,000 that Gov. Bill Lee set aside on Tuesday, the TBI previously announced a $2,500 reward when he was added to the Most Wanted List. Businesses in the Midtown area donated also have $20,000 for a reward and sports commentator Clay Travis posted on Twitter he was donating $10,000 for a reward.

Credit: WSMV

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Clayton Beathard, 22, and Paul Trapeni III, 21, were stabbed in their sides and were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where they died following a fight outside of The Dogwood Restaurant and Bar.

University of Tennessee Knoxville student A.J. Bethurum also suffered injuries for which he was being treated.

A look into Mosley's past shows he has a pattern of charges related to assault and assault with a deadly weapon, according to WSMV.

In 2015, Mosley was indicted on a stabbing that took place on Colt Drive after an argument with a woman. In 2018, Mosley was charged with two separate assault crimes. In December 2018, Mosley was charged with felony aggravated assault after an incident in a Walmart on Charlotte Pike. 

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Most recently, Mosley was involved with a jail riot in March 2019 in Cheatham County.

Mosley was one of six people charged with instigating the riot in the jail. 

WSMV reported that the Trapeni family will honor the memory of Paul Trapeni, III with a visitation Friday, Dec. 27 from 4-7 p.m. at the Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, located at 3009 Columbia Avenue in Franklin.

Paul's funeral will be held Saturday, Dec. 28 at 11 a.m., at Historic Franklin Presbyterian Church, located at 435 Main Street, Franklin. Following the service, Paul will be buried at the Garden of Angels at Williamson Memorial Gardens, by the funeral home.

The Beathard family will celebrate Clayton Beathard's life at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28 at Grace Chapel located at 3297 Southall Road in Franklin. The family said a reception with fellowship will follow the service at the church.

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